Zoe paid a total of $60 for a blazer, a blouse and a windbreaker. The blazer cost
15 of the total cost of the blouse and the windbreaker. The windbreaker cost
14 of the total cost of the blazer and the blouse. Find the total cost of the windbreaker and the blazer.
| Blazer |
Blouse |
Windbreaker |
Total |
1x5 =
5 u |
5x5 =
25 u |
6x5 =
30 u |
4x6 =
24 u |
1x6 =
6 u |
5x6 =
30 u |
| 5 u |
19 u |
6 u |
30 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the blazer, the blouse and the windbreaker = 30 u
30 u = 60
1 u = 60 ÷ 30 = 2
Total cost of the windbreaker and the blazer
= 5 u + 6 u
= 11 u
= 11 x 2
= $22
Answer(s): $22
